Bitcoin Price Performance Statistics

How long has Bitcoin been trading?

Bitcoin has been trading for 70 months (6 years) now. According to our records, it started trading on Sunday, April 28th 2013, for a first price of $135.30.

How volatile has Bitcoin been over the last 30 days?

Bitcoin's 30 day volatility has been 11.25%.

The higher the volatility, the higher the risk and/or potential gains can be for a certain coin, since the movement is stronger for the time period in question.

How volatile has Bitcoin been over the past week?

Bitcoin's 7 day volatility has been 5.43%.

What was the highest Bitcoin price in USD?

Bitcoin's all time high was $19,535.70. Right now, Bitcoin is priced at $3,949.23, 79.78%lower than its all time high.

What was Bitcoin's growth rate over the last 3, 6 and 12 months?

Bitcoin's price ranged between $4,479.65 and $3,982.52 over the past 3 months, which means it had a compound monthly growth rate of -3.85%, and an extrapolated compound annual growth rate of -0.38%.

Over the last 6 months, the price of Bitcoin ranged between $6,489.95 and $3,982.52, rendering a compound monthly growth rate of -7.82% and an extrapolated compound annual growth rate of -0.62%.

Going back further, Bitcoin was priced at $10,904.50a year ago, rendering a compound monthly growth rate of -8.05% and a compound annual growth rate of -0.63% since then.

CMGR describes Bitcoin's growth rate over a given time period assuming the growth happens at a constant rate every month during that time period. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a figure of how much an investment would have grown yearly had it grown at a steady rate. You can see the CAGR rate as a way to analyse investment returns without the fluctuations that regularly occur in cryptocurrency investments. You can use the CAGR rate to compare Bitcoin to other cryptocurrency investments.

Bitcoin's growth over time

3 months

6 months

12 months

Compound Monthly Growth Rate

-3.85%

-7.82%

-8.05%

Compound Annual Growth Rate

-0.38%

-0.62%

-0.63%

Price at the beginning of the time range

$4,479.65

$6,489.95

$10,904.50

What is Bitcoin’s cumulative return since the day it first started trading?

Bitcoin has grown
2,843.83% since it first started trading.

Cumulative return represents your percentage return if you bought a cryptocurrency or token on its first trading day compared to the current price.

How many winning months has Bitcoin had since its first trading day?

Bitcoin had about 17.00% winning months of its total trading age of 70 months.

Winning months are an indication of how many months Bitcoin had a positive trading result.

What was the max drawdown for Bitcoin in 1 day?

The price of Bitcoin dropped as much as 23.23% in a single day on Tuesday, February 6th 2018.

The max drawdown represents the historical maximum amount of loss Bitcoin made in 1 day.

What was the max drawdown for Bitcoin in 1 month?

The price of Bitcoin dropped as much as 37.08% in a single month, in November 2018.

What was the max growth for Bitcoin in 1 day?

Bitcoin grew as much as 15.17% in a single day on Saturday, April 14th 2018.

The max growth represents the historical maximum amount of growth Bitcoin made in 1 day.

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